Announcements and Calendar for the Week of March 7

CHURCH SCHOOL FAMILIES –– This morning is an intergenerational worship service; an opportunity for families to worship together. The nursery is staffed this morning for children ages 4 and under. Symbols of Holy Week rotational workshops will resume next Sunday.

DAILY BREAD –– the church school is collecting PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY during the month of March! Please leave your donations on the table in the Great Room. Thank you!

PRAYER WALL –– Families and friends are invited to place prayers on the prayer wall in the church school classroom corridor. The church school children will lift up those prayers each Sunday morning.

WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP: The regular monthly meeting of the Women’s Fellowship will take place on Wednesday, March 10 at 10:30 followed by lunch. Our program is Marilyn Pomeroy with a "Tour of China." Marilyn will also offer our worship while Barbara Child and Shirley Field are our hostesses.

AID TO HAITI: Thank you for all the generous donations for the Baby Care Kits for Haitian infants! We collected an total of 282 diapers, 168 diaper pins, 94 t-shirts, 207 washcloths, 88 gowns and sleepers, 41 sweatshirts, and 133 receiving blankets. We packed a total of 41 complete kits and sent all of your donations to Church World Service for distribution to families in need. Church World Service, www.churchworldservice.org is an agency that partners with UCC churches and has been working in Haiti for decades. Many thanks to Mary Ellen Kelly for transporting the 155 lbs of freight to Fed Ex.

Compassion Camp is scheduled for the week of July 26-30. All youth who are currently in grades 6-9 are invited to sign up for this program of summer fun and local outreach. Come to our "Sundae Night" at East Woodstock at 6 PM on March 21 to learn more and pick up registration forms.

CALENDAR OF THE WEEK
TODAY
10:00 a.m. SYG Breakfast Club @ EW
11:15 a.m. Deacons’ Luncheon
MONDAY - Community Kitchen
7:30 p.m. Sr. Bell Choir
7:30 p.m. AA Group
TUESDAY
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
7:30 p.m. Trustees
WEDNESDAY
10:30 a.m. Women’s Fellowship
6:00 p.m. Lenten Program
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts
FRIDAY - SUNDAY: Women’s Celebration, Burlingon, VT